| Ryan Long | |
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| Born: | February 21, 1983 |
| Birth Hometown: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Occupation: | rideshare driver |
| Known for: | His 16-game Jeopardy! winning streak |
Ryan Long (born February 21, 1983) is a rideshare driver from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is the 14th superchampion, and the 4th such player in season 38.
Jeopardy! Run[]
To see Ryan’s run on Jeopardy!, click here.
Evaluation[]
Common with Other Champions[]
Trivia[]
- As he joined the ranks of champions with more than 10 consecutive wins, 5 champions with more than 10 consecutive wins will participate in the 2022 ToC[1].
- Also, only 30 people before Ryan, have been champions this season.
- He started wearing glasses from the 6th consecutive win challenge[2].
- Before his episode aired, Fox's Promo had indirectly exposed the results (#1 / #2).
- He is the champion with the lowest 10-game winning streak among the champions who have won 10 or more so far, and is the champion without a record of more than $30,000[3].
- Like David Madden, he is the 3rd champ with 10 or more wins in a row to come back to 2nd place on before FJ! and 3 or more times before FJ!.
- With his departure, Monday became the day the champion with 10 or more victories was the most out of the week (David Madden, Julia Collins, James Holzhauer and Matt Amodio). Instead, three people who beat them succeeded in winning a streak (Emma Boettcher, Jonathan Fisher and Eric Ahasic), and All three qualified for the ToC[4].
- On June 10, 2022, Eric becomes a 6-day champion, beating the long-term champion and becoming the second champion to win five or more in a row, and this season, eight players have competed in regular games before ToC. Also, Megan Wachspress, who defeated Eric, also won six consecutive victories on June 21, becoming the third consecutive player to advance to the ToC.
- On October 23, 2022, he appeared as a category on the Primetime Celebrity Jeopardy! 4th quarterfinal game’s Triple Jeopardy round, presenting clues about Philadelphia.
- Like Seth Wilson, Jonathan Fisher and Cris Pannullo, he is a champion with more than 10 consecutive wins who did not even reach the ToC semifinals[5].
- In all of his appearances, he wore a special rainbow bead necklace made by his 8-year-old son, Nathan.
References[]
- ↑ As a result, at least two out of five champions who have won ten consecutive victories will be eliminated before the semifinals.
- ↑ Arthur Chu also often wore glasses.
- ↑ Next up is Julia Collins at $198,710.
- ↑ However, Emma was invited to the ToC on the recommendation of the producers, not on her own.
- ↑ Seth didn't even get a WC benefit, and including Jason, who reached the semi-finals with WC in the S37, is a champion with more than 10 wins in a row without a single win.